Textures of Being

by Winfried Strauss

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And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating "'Tis some visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door - Some late visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door; - This it is, and nothing more." Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, "Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you " - here I opened wide the door;- Darkness there and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore!" This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!" - Merely this, and nothing more.
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French Mood 02:49
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Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand — How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep — while I weep! O God! Can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?
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Catharsis 04:12
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Textures Of Being is an album that unites Strauss‘ past with present times. Drawing inspiration from minimal classical pioneers such as Max Richter, Volker Bertelmann and Philip Glass as well as recent electronic music, Strauss weaves together piano compositions with elements of dark wave, techno and ambient music.

Exploring the realms of contrast, he doesn’t shy away from combining simple piano chords with gentle string parts, and then slashing them with white noise and heavy distortion. A 9-track effort, Textures Of Being takes listeners on a journey of emotion with dark dreamy tracks like "French Mood" to noisy/experimental songs such "Catharsis" and "Rondo Alla Turca".

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released March 29, 2019

Artwork image by Manfred Major

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Winfried Strauss Tbilisi, Georgia

Piano pieces meet electronic and experimental soundscapes - spiced up with a breeze of atonality here and there.

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